Tuesday, March 27, 2007

On this Day in 1977 - Tenerife Disaster

On March 27th, 1977, 2 Boeing 747 airliners (Pan AM flight 736 and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight 4805) collied at Los Rodeos Airport located at Tenerife, Canary Islands , Spain (Google Maps View). This accident claimed 583 lives which is one of the highest number of fatalities in aviation history. (Source: Wikipedia)

Monday, March 26, 2007

Grand Canyon Skywalk

Grand Canyon Skywalk - a horse shoe shaped glass walkway over the Colorado River (at a height of 1200 meters and extends approx 65 feet from the edge of the Canyon) is all set to open to General Public on March 28th.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Million Dollar Homes being rented for $150 a month in Hawaii

Japanese Billionaire Genshiro Kawamoto will be renting his million dollar homes located in exclusive oceanside Kahala Avenue area, Hawaii (Google Maps View) to native Hawaiian families for $150 a month.

Why is he doing this? Quoting him - "because the affluent people can help the least fortunate people." (Source: CNN)

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Fortune 100 Mashup mentioned in Information Week

The Information Week article shows a image of my Google Maps Mashup of Fortune 100 Best Companies to work for in 2006. I have also created a Mashup of Fortune 100 Best Companies to work for in 2007. Links follow:

Monday, March 19, 2007

Boy Scout missing from Traphill, North Carolina

(UPDATE:CNN is reporting that Michael Auberry has been found and that he is in good condition. CNN further states that Michael Auberry wandered away from his campsite because he planned to hitchhike home since he was homesick)

Friday, March 16, 2007

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game History on Google Maps

Google Maps view of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game from 1939 to 2006. I created this mashup last year but have just added the following additional sort features:Teams which had traveled most miles to winTeams which had traveled least miles to winTeams which had traveled least miles to lose

Monday, March 12, 2007

1993 Mumbai Bombings

Today is the 14th anniversary of Mumbai Bombings. On March 12th, 1993 a series of 15 bomb explosions took place in Mumbai, India. The targets were Hotels, Banks, Office Buildings. About 257 people perished with over 1400 injured.

Today in History - Mahatma Gandhi's Salt March

On March 12th 1930 Mahatma Gandhi along with 78 other men started his 23 day (240 miles) Salt March on foot from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, Gujarat. This march was an act of protest against the Salt Tax imposed by Britain on Colonial, India.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Cruise Missile over UTAH on Google Maps or is it?

Take a look a the adjacent image. At first glance it looks like a cruise missile somewhere over South Central UTAH. But on closer look you can see the shadow of wings of a commercial airliner. (View in Google Maps) (View in Google Earth)

Find the nearest EPA Superfund site

If you ever wanted to know where the nearest EPA Superfund site is located then check out this cool Google Maps Mashup. Key in your location information and then this mashup will show you the 5 closest EPA Superfund sites. (via GoogleMapsMania)

Sunday, March 04, 2007

Google Maps with Circular Markers

I just noticed this. Maybe it has been there for a while and my searches on Google Maps had never returned results marked with circular markers.

On Google Maps if you see results returned which are marked off with circular markers it means that the "Placement on the map is approximate". Take a look at this search for Best Buy in the Atlanta area.

Saturday, March 03, 2007

Tallest Structure in the Southern Hemisphere - Quiz

A Decade ago today (March 3rd 1997) construction was completed on Sky Tower, considered to be Southern Hemisphere's tallest free standing structure at 328 meters. Where do you think this structure is located?

Friday, March 02, 2007

Atlanta Bus Tragedy - Google Maps View

There was a tragic bus accident in Atlanta, Georgia where 6 members of a Baseball team from Bluffton University, Ohio died and numerous others were injured. This happened when the bus plunged down onto southbound lanes of I-75 (more at CNN)